Recently, a 15-year-old boy in Kunming was bitten by his pet spider, and the deadly toxin and rare cases made medical staff break into a cold sweat.
On April 17, a parent rushed to the Department of Emergency Internal Medicine of the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University with his son. The parent told the doctor that the child had been bitten by a pet spider.
Li Haiyan, nurse in charge of the emergency internal medicine department of the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University: "He felt that the thumb of his left hand was particularly painful, which had extended to the left upper limb, and it was very painful, and we saw that there was a red rash on the lower skin, and the whole finger and arm were red. ”
Since the emergency department was the first time to admit a patient who had been bitten by a spider, the medical staff quickly checked the relevant information, and the poison of this spider scared the medical staff into a cold sweat.
Li Haiyan, nurse in charge of the emergency internal medicine department of the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University: "We first thought that spiders were regular spiders, and then he said the name we felt very novel, did not hear, his family took out a transparent lunch box, the box contained two spiders, very large, the color is gray, it feels a little scary, and then we searched the Internet, and felt more terrifying is its toxin." ”
The spider that bit the boy was the Togolese star cluster babu spider, and 6 milligrams of venom was enough to kill a 20-gram mouse. If a person is not treated in time and effectively after being bitten, the toxin can quickly spread throughout the body through the blood, causing headache, skin tingling and other symptoms, and in severe cases, it will lead to shock and even death. Paramedics quickly administered a number of treatment measures to the boy.
Li Haiyan, nurse in charge of the emergency internal medicine department of the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University: "One is to impound, let him minimize his activities, and then go to ice. Another is to quickly fight allergies, because toxins (may) cause cardiac arrest, and we have prepared some first-aid facilities such as defibrillators. ”
After 8 hours of emergency treatment, the redness and swelling of the boy's left hand dissipated and he was out of danger. According to popular science workers, the Togolese star cluster babu spider is a more toxic species of bird spiders and moves quickly. Yunnan Safari Park science popularization instructor alpaca teacher: "The one who bit him is just the Togolese star cluster babu spider, this spider is a kind of bird spider, now bird spider is very popular with reptile lovers, everyone is used as a pet to raise, our common bird spider in Honduran curly spider is slightly poisonous, the spider that bites the child is highly toxic." ”
Science popularization workers remind that most bird trapping spiders contain toxicity, whether it is a micro-toxic spider or a highly toxic spider, for people with allergies, even if they are touched, the body will produce adverse reactions. Yunnan Safari Park science popularization instructor alpaca teacher: "There is a certain danger for allergic friends, spiders have a lot of hair, when frightened, they will kick their hair, hair falling on the body will produce adverse reactions, including rashes, itching, etc., and spiders are born to move fast and jump, even if you have safety measures, if you are not careful when feeding, they will jump on the body." ”
Science popularization workers recommend that you try not to raise spiders. If allergies, bites, etc. occur during the feeding process, be sure to seek medical attention in time.
(YNTV2 urban barcode Reporter: Liu Yuyan, Gui Qi)